Elizabeth I 1558-1603 Chingford by General poster – Austin Cooper – 1931

Elizabeth I 1558-1603 Chingford by General poster – Austin Cooper – 1931

This vintage Chingford by General poster was painted by the artist Austin Cooper. It was one in a series of posters to raise awareness of the newly created London Transport company brands. Each of the posters features a historical British monarch. One poster featuring King Charles I promotes the Underground Group.  Another features a portrait of Henry VIII for the Tramways (London Transport) company. This one depicts Queen Elizabeth I and was created for the General bus company.

The Chingford poster features Elizabeth I, who was the Queen of England and Ireland between 1558 and 1603. The poster reads, Visit Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge. Chingford by General. Whilst there are many portraits of Queen Elizabeth I, Cooper appears to have used the 1592 Ditchley Portrait by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger as his inspiration for this poster, albeit with a change of dress colour and props.

Elizabeth’s  Hunting Lodge sits on the edge of the historic woodland of Epping Forest at Chingford. The lodge was originally built for Elizabeth I’s father Henry VIII in 1543. The property, now a museum and a Grade II* listed building, is owned and managed by the City of London Corporation.

Chingford was the end of the line for the No 35 route. The journey would start at Clapham Common Old Town, stopping at  Acre Lane – Brixton – Coldharbour Lane – Camberwell Green – Elephant & Castle – Borough – London Bridge – Monument – Bishopsgate – Shoreditch – Kingsland Road – Dalston Junction – Pembury Road – Clapton – Lea Bridge Road – Leyton – Bakers Arms – Shernhall Street – Wood Street – Fulbourne Road – Larkshall Road – New Rd before completing the bus trip at Chingford Hatch.

Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears, or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.

The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a bargain of print and frame for a great price.